退く

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
退

Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
引く

Pronunciation

Verb

退() (hikuintransitive godan (stem 退() (hiki), past 退()いた (hiita))

  1. draw back, recede
  2. lessen
  3. retire
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
退

Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "退く"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
退く
Imperative (命令形) 退け
Key constructions
Passive 退かれる かれる
Causative 退かせる かせる
Potential 退ける ける
Volitional 退こう
Negative 退かない かない
Negative perfective 退かなかった かなかった
Formal 退きます きま
Perfective 退いた いた
Conjunctive 退いて いて
Hypothetical conditional 退けば

Verb

退() (dokuintransitive godan (stem 退() (doki), past 退()いた (doita))

  1. step aside
    ちょっとどいてください
    Chotto doitekudasai.
    Could you move aside for a bit? Thanks.
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
退

Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

退() (nokuintransitive godan (stem 退() (noki), past 退()いた (noita))

  1. resign, quit
Conjugation

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
退
しりぞ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
斥く

Compound of (shiri, back) +‎ 退く (soku, be pushed away, be made distant, see below). The soku changes to zoku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Verb

退(しりぞ) (shirizokuintransitive godan (stem 退(しりぞ) (shirizoki), past 退(しりぞ)いた (shirizoita))

  1. step aside
  2. withdraw when with a superior
Conjugation

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
退

Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

退() (sokuintransitive yodan

  1. (obsolete) be pushed away, be made distant
    Synonym: 遠ざかる
Conjugation
Derived terms

Verb

退() (sokutransitive nidan

  1. (obsolete) push away, make distant
    Synonym: 遠ざける
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN